Tag Archives: Conservatism

Donald Trump barged into the middle of the living room of the conservative movement with the angry grassroots. Depending on one’s point of view, he has become a monumental problem.
There are many pieces these days on who created Donald Trump. The ridiculous ones imply that it’s all Obama’s fault. The Democrats’ analysis is even less appealing.
Donald Devine,…

In light of the coarse and unrefined assault on Rep. Paul Ryan by ankle biters like Howie Carr and Ann Coulter, we can find some solace in an honest assessment of former Rep. Jack Kemp, the happy warrior and mentor to Speaker Ryan.
The public square is a bit empty since the passing of Kemp whose ideas transcended race, class,…

Regulars of the Talk Show Party King Howie Carr are used to hearing hot-air forecasts. Big ones that seem to matter to him. For years, Howie has been pushing the meme that the Globe will be “going out of business.” Exact date unknown.
To be sure, the Globe has suffered financially over the years in part to tone-deaf moves and…

Captain Capitalism speaks truth to power.
A speech I delivered to the Minnesota Tea Party on how to get young men interested in conservative/libertarian/capitalist values. Some very interesting points as well as a couple guffaws to be had along the way.…

Kevin Vallier over at Bleeding Heart Libertarian outlines an issues framework where two factions can work collaboratively. The list isn’t long but it’s compelling and underscores a substantial change in what’s termed by the mainstream as the “Christian Right.” Vallier introduces a new term, “political Christiains.” The work on criminal justice reform is but one issue where these philosophically disparate…